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| Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog | 
 enlarge | Author: John Grogan
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1320 reviews
Sales Rank: 1077
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060817097
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7527092
EAN: 9780060817091
ASIN: 0060817097
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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 Marley and Me June 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is wonderfully written and I'm so glad that it's being made into a movie. I recommend it highly.
 Poor Dog June 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book could be more properly sub-titled "Life with the world's worst dog owner". I'm surprised Mr. Grogan would admit to his inept and unfeeling gaurdianship of the unfortunate Marley, let alone write a book about it.
Most Hilarious reading ever!!!! June 13, 2008
For thiose that have ever had, or now have a dog, this book is a must. But be prepared to forgo meals for 2 days as you will not want to put it down. I think I laughed 2# off my body weight. A great book for adults as well as children. I feel like I have "walked in their shoes many times during my 73 years, and would do it over if I had to with another dog.
Marley and Me June 11, 2008
This is a wonderful book about a person's love for an animal and the ultimate loss of that beloved pet. Only a person who has loved dog and put up with their quirks could have written such a touching story.
 4 1/2 Stars -- It was An Honor Getting To Know You, Marley! June 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Marley & Me is a well-written heart-warming and memorable story of a family and their neurotic but very lovable dog. I don't agree with the author, John Grogan, that Marley was the world's worst dog. While Marley was probably one of the most mischievous dogs, he was far from being a "bad dog." As a matter of fact, he was the type of friend that all people should hope to have -- undyingly loyal, treasuring every moment of attention you gave to him, enjoying every detail of his life no matter how trivial. Despite his neuroses, Marley taught his family (as well as the readers of Grogan's tribute to Marley) very valuable lessons about what really matters in life. As a writer, Grogan deserves all the credit and rewards he has received for reinforcing in his readers an important lesson about life and love, and for writing a book that is both heartwarming and ultimately heartbreaking. As an owner, Grogan was not a bad owner by any means; although he might not have been as deserving of the adulation given to him by his loving dog, Marley. Would a person who proclaims himself to be a loving owner and best friend, as Grogan does, try to justify his decision to not spend the couple of thousand dollars to give his best friend of thirteen years the surgery needed to try to save his life because "it seemed obscene, almost immoral, to spend that kind of money on an old dog at the end of his life when there were unwanted dogs put down every day for lack of a home, and more important, children not getting proper medical attention for lack of financial resources?" What a cop out and warped rationalization! Grogan, who was a notable newspaper columnist at this point in Marley's life, was not offering to donate this money to people who were more in need than his old dog, Marley; he just didn't seem to want to spend it on his old friend. Without going into details, there are a few other instances that might make you question if Grogan was as deserving of Marley's unwavering devotion. Putting aside these personal gripes I have with Grogan as a dog owner, Marley & Me is a very worthwhile read and is highly recommended.
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